Explorer (film)

The film includes both contemporary and archive footage and covers many of aspects of Fiennes' life including self-amputation of his fingers due to frostbite, involvement in the Dhofar Rebellion, leading the Transglobe expedition, being booted out of the SAS, running 7 marathons on 7 days on 7 continents, auditioning for James Bond, and reflections on his personal and family life.{{cite AV media | people=Dyas, Matt (director) | date=July 14, 2022 | title=Explorer | type=Motion picture | publisher=Universal Pictures}}

• Ranulph Fiennes as himself
• Anton Bowring as himself
• HM King Charles III as himself{{cite web |title=Explorer Synopsis |url=https://www.explorer-movie.com/synopsis/ |website=Explorer-Movie |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927045300/https://www.explorer-movie.com/synopsis/ |url-status=live }}

Explorer was released to theatres on 14 July 2022. It was released to video on 30 August 2022.{{cite web |title=Explorer (2022) |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Explorer-(2022-United-Kingdom)#tab=summary |work=The Numbers |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927044457/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Explorer-(2022-United-Kingdom)#tab=summary |url-status=live }}

{{Film ratings

|| MC = 81/100

| rev1 = The Guardian

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = The Daily Telegraph

| rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}

| rev3 = Empire Online

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev4 = RogerEbert.com

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}

| rev5 = The Observer

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last1=Ide |first1=Wendy |title=Explorer review – compelling portrait of adventurer Ranulph Fiennes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/17/explorer-review-ranulph-fiennes-documentary-compelling-portrait-of-adventurer |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=The Observer |date=17 July 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809160431/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/17/explorer-review-ranulph-fiennes-documentary-compelling-portrait-of-adventurer |url-status=live }}

| rev6 = The Times

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last1=Maher |first1=Kevin |title=Explorer review — intimate account of the life and adventures of Ranulph Fiennes |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/explorer-review-dx8tw7ldc |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=The Times |date=15 July 2022 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926165544/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/explorer-review-dx8tw7ldc |url-status=live }}

| rev7 = New Scientist

| rev7score = No rating{{cite news |last1=Ings |first1=Simon |title=Explorer review: The amazing story of adventurer Ranulph Fiennes |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533981-300-explorer-review-the-amazing-story-of-adventurer-ranulph-fiennes |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=New Scientist |date=3 August 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929155607/https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533981-300-explorer-review-the-amazing-story-of-adventurer-ranulph-fiennes/ |url-status=live }}

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The film holds a metacritic score of 81 denoting reviews as "universal acclaim"{{cite web |title=Explorer |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/explorer |website=metacritic |access-date=9 October 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009144654/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/explorer |url-status=live }} which includes a 3 star review by Cath Clarke for the Guardian{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Cath |title=Explorer review – Ranulph Fiennes on frostbite, family and James Bond |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/13/explorer-review-ranulph-fiennes-on-frostbite-family-and-james-bond |newspaper=The Guardian |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904064652/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/13/explorer-review-ranulph-fiennes-on-frostbite-family-and-james-bond |url-status=live }} and a 5 star review by Robbie Collin for the Telegraph.{{cite news |last1=Collin |first1=Robbie |title=Explorer, review: a magnificently-hewn tribute to the life of Sir Ranulph Fiennes |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/explorer-review-magnificently-hewn-tribute-life-sir-ranulph/ |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=12 July 2022 |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926164042/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/explorer-review-magnificently-hewn-tribute-life-sir-ranulph/ |url-status=live }} Wendy Ide of the Observer gave the film a rating of 4 stars out of 5, which was higher than the rating awarded by the sister paper the Guardian. She called the film a "compelling portrait" of the subject.

Empire contributor Ian Freer gave a 4 star rating, writing "If it adds little in the way of dissenting voices or a different viewpoint, Explorer tells the tale of a remarkable, stranger-than-fiction life and emerges as an affecting, entertaining portrait of a true eccentric".{{cite web |last1=Freer |first1=Ian |title=Explorer Review |date=15 July 2022 |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/explorer/ |publisher=Empire Online |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926164043/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/explorer/ |url-status=live }} Nell Minow for RogerEbert.com gave the film a 3.5 star rating writing that the "organization of the film is distracting" however the subject is "never less than enthralling".{{cite web |last1=Minow |first1=Nell |title=Explorer |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/explorer-movie-review-2022 |website=Roger Ebert |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904064651/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/explorer-movie-review-2022 |url-status=live }}

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